…A few magnolia questions i) What is the best form of Magnolia denudata ? We can see today: Magnolia denudata ‘Gere’ Magnolia denutata ‘Fragrant Cloud’ (Dan Zin) Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest…

…Perfume’ Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’. Not really a full double but more tepals than in conventional M. denudata. The plant at Burncoose is labelled M. denudata ‘Dubbel’ which I assume…

…Magnolia ‘Lu Shan’, another white, is pretty too but few flowers this year. This is a US hybrid from 1970 which is a cross between Magnolia denudata and Magnolia cylindrica….

…flowering which was a muddy white. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’ finally produces a decent flower. The rest were blown away. Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’…

…denudata ‘Double Diamond’ – A better plant at Burncoose called M. denudata ‘Dubbel’. Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s…

…Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ not yet open but with many flowers. A large tree now at Burncoose and called denudata ‘Dubbel’ originally I believe. Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’ A newly…

…denudata ‘Double Diamond’ battered by hailstorms earlier this week in Kennel Close. There is a large tree at Burncoose but this is its first flowering here. Magnolia denudata ‘Double Diamond’…

…Magnolia denudata ‘Dan Zin’ is full out and unblemished. We used this at the Savill show. Magnolia denudata ‘Dan Zin’ Magnolia denudata ‘Dan Zin’ Acer palmatum ‘Sango kaku’ (‘Senkaki’) planted…

…Magnolia ‘Purpurascens’. Magnolia denudata x Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ supposedly. Cannot see this really but this matches the picture in the Eisenhut book. Magnolia ‘Purpurascens’ As good a carpet of violets…

…leaving just a 6ft trunk of the Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’. I hope it will reshoot but time will tell! Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’ Magnolia denudata ‘Forrest Pink’ Rhododendron nobleanum…